Lars Olsen Aukrust (2 October 1886 – 10 January 1965) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Agrarian Party. He was born at Aukrust in Lom as a son of farmers Olav Olsen Aukrust (1851–1931) and Marit Paalsdatter Andvord (1864–1936). He took education at Storhove Agricultural School in 1907 and the

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in 1911. He was a teacher at Østfold Folk High School from 1911 to 1913, county agronomist in Nordre Østerdalen from 1914 to 1917 and manager of Storteigen Agricultural School in

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from 1918 to 1945. He was a consultant for the

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from 1917 to 1918, later a board member from 1934 to 1945. He also chaired the

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branch in Alvdal, and was a national board member. When the Agrarian Party was created out of the Agrarian Association, Aukrust stood for parliamentary election in 1921. He was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway, and again became deputy in

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. He finally became a regular representative in 1933, and served through one term. During this term he was a member of the Standing Committee on the University and Vocational Schools. Aukrust was a brother of the poet

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. Together with Louise Walmsnæss (1887–1973) he had the sons

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and

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, and he was also an uncle of Tor Aukrust. Lars Olsen Aukrust died in January 1965 and was buried in Alvdal.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aukrust, Lars Olsen 1886 births 1965 deaths People from Lom, Norway People from Alvdal Norwegian College of Agriculture alumni Norwegian farmers Members of the Storting Centre Party (Norway) politicians